nestle

nestle

verb

Definition of NESTLE

1

to lie close <nestled in next to the other kittens in the box>

Synonyms cuddle, nestle, snoozle [chiefly dialect], snuggle

Related Words curl up; crouch, huddle

Near Antonyms blench, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, shy, start, wince

2

to sit or recline comfortably or cozily <nestling with her children on the couch>

Synonyms curl up, nestle, snug

Related Words burrow; couch, crouch, huddle, hunch, hunker (down), scrunch, squat, squinch

3

to establish or place comfortably or snugly <we had scarcely nestled the children in their beds when there was a knock at the door>

Synonyms install, lodge, nestle, perch, roost, settle

Related Words deploy, emplace, fix, locate, park, plant, position, set, situate, station; anchor, bivouac, camp, camp (out); burrow, curl up, dig in; harbor, house